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Hiking up Provo Canyon with Cass and the YW

Ladies from my tennis team. District Champions!

Butterfly on a Butterfly bush

Cassidy turned 17 last Friday. She chose Happy Sumo for her birthday dinner. She continually amazes me with her self-motivation. My tennis team played in the district tournament and advanced to sectionals. Which means we have another tournament playing winners from Idaho, Wyoming, Nevada, Montana, and Colorado at the end of the month. What an amazing way to exercise, play and socialize. I have made some life long friends. Summer is winding down. I saw acorns on the ground in the field behind my house this morning. It is getting darker at 5:45 when I leave to run.  I'm wishing for an Indian (Native American) summer.

Good Stuff

Many years ago I was sampling at the grocery store. The sample was a ritz cracker with a dollop of cottage cheese sprinkled with salad supreme seasoning. So if you've never tried it, and you like cottage cheese, give it a try. Funny, I haven't blogged for over a year and this is what has inspired me to post.

Joyful June

This month has been so blessing filled that I need to blog about it. Alex flew home for a week to visit before his classes in Santa Monica started. It was so good to see him again. I cried again when he left. When will it get easier?

On Saturday Lindsay and Kelby were sealed in the Draper Temple. JOY!

I spent last week at girls camp with Cassidy. It was beautiful and inspiring. Cassidy was a junior leader this year and I loved seeing how seriously she took this responsibility.

food network motivation

A few days ago I was watching the food network and Giada was cooking. Since Cassidy was recently complaining about our lack of vegetables, I decided to try a few of her recipes. I made Garbanzo Bean and Zucchini Salad and Chicken and Arugula Pita Pockets. I had such a great time cooking! Squeezing and zesting fresh lemons, making arugula pesto, chopping zucchini had never felt so good. Watching someone else make it first also helped. We only have 3 people living in our home and cooking has become a challenge. I still would not want to make something like this every night but it's fun for a change.

my little man

A friend took some pictures of Alex. They reminded me of a younger Alex who loved a buzz haircut every summer. He has always had some beautiful blue eyes. When I looked at these pictures I saw a man, and it surprised me. Alex, when did you grow into your ears? Here is the link if you want to see more http://fizzlizz.blogspot.com/

New do

For some reason I just can't stay with the same hair for too long. Last week without any prior thought I went to color my hair and decided to cut it. There are small moments of regret, mainly because it won't fit into a ponytail. It's different and fast and I like it.

Best things on a cold morning

On chilly mornings when I wake up early and run outside, these are my favorite ways to get warm.

1. A warm body in my bed to snuggle with

2. A hot shower

3. Hot chocolate made in my cocomotion

4. warm grape-nuts (my family would disagree)

5. Oatmeal that you cook on the stove (I love the sound it makes when it boils)